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Golf club head

a golf club and club head technology, applied in the field of iron golf club heads, can solve the problems of more uncomfortable impact feel, and achieve the effect of improving impact feel and easy flex

Active Publication Date: 2013-06-13
BRIDGESTONE SPORTS
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The patent aims to enhance the impact feel while allowing the lower portion of the face to flex easily.

Problems solved by technology

However, the larger the amount of flexure, the more uncomfortable the impact feel becomes.

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[0014]FIG. 1 is an external view of an iron golf club head 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and, more specifically, a perspective view of the golf club head 1 when viewed from the side of a face portion. The present invention is suitable to general iron golf club heads.

[0015]The golf club head 1 includes a face portion (striking surface) 2, sole portion 3, and hosel portion 4. A shaft (not shown) is attached to the hosel portion 4. A plurality of scorelines 2a are formed in the face portion 2. The scorelines 2a are parallel linear grooves extending in the toe-to-heel direction.

[0016]The golf club head 1 includes a head body 10 and a face member 20 attached to the head body 10. FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken along a line I-I in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the golf club head 1, and FIG. 4 is an external view of the head body 10 when viewed from the side of the face portion 2.

[0017]The face member 20 includes a face forming portion 2...

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Abstract

An iron golf club head according to this invention includes a head body and a face member. The face member includes a front portion forming portion which forms the front portion of a sole portion. The head body includes a sole forming portion thicker than the front portion forming portion. The end surface of the sole forming portion on the side of a face portion includes a lower region attached to the end surface of the front portion forming portion on the back side, and an upper region above the lower region. An elastic body is disposed in the gap between the upper region and the back surface of the face member.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to an iron golf club head.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]As the structure of an iron golf club head, a golf club head formed by fastening a face member and a head body together is known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2008-36006 and 2008-272241). Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-36006 discloses a golf club head including a shock absorbing member interposed between a face member and a head body. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-272241 discloses a golf club head formed by bending the lower end portion of a face member to allow the lower portion of the face portion to easily flex.[0005]When the lower portion of the face portion can easily flex, a decrease in flight distance can be suppressed when a golf ball is struck by the lower portion of the face portion away from the sweet spot of the face portion. However, the larger the amount of flexure, the more uncomfortable the imp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04A63B53/06A63B102/32
CPCA63B53/047A63B59/0092A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0491A63B2053/042A63B60/54A63B53/042A63B53/0433A63B60/02
Inventor TAKECHI, TAKAHARU
Owner BRIDGESTONE SPORTS